Monday, July 6, 2015

STATE CAPITOL,
PHOENIX – House Democratic
Leader Eric Meyer, D-Paradise Valley (District 28), released this statement
regarding the riot in a prison outside of Kingman:

“The recent
riot in the private prison near Kingman is yet another incident that raises
public safety concerns about these facilities. This is the same private prison
that three inmates escaped from in 2010 and killed
two people. But many Republicans at the Capitol continue to call for more
private prisons while scaling back oversight.

“In 2012,
Republicans repealed a state law requiring a comparison of state and private
prisons every two years to ensure that private prisons provide the same quality
of services as state prisons at a lower cost. Although this official comparison
is no longer available, the multitude of security breaches paints a dire
picture. Despite these public safety issues, Republicans passed a budget this
year that will spend
millions of tax dollars on 1,000 new private-prison beds in 2016 and
potentially 1,000 more in 2017.

“The
for-profit, private prison system is not working, and I question the governor’s
ability to reform this system when his campaign received more
than $10,000 in contributions from lobbyists and political committees with
ties to the private prison industry. This seems like a conflict of interest and
presents some serious concerns about both safety and responsible use of taxpayer
money.” -30-

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